2018 Hyundai Accent
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To combat a wave of vehicle theft, Hyundai and Kia have developed a software fix and will even be sponsoring mobile clinics to install the software in five U.S. cities.
By Jared Gall
October 26, 2023

The software upgrade attempts to make older Hyundai vehicles more resilient to theft by modifying their vehicle control modules to not only activate the factory alarm when locking the doors, but also a special “ignition kill” feature that prevents thieves from starting the vehicle.
By Carl Malek
February 14, 2023

Hyundai and Kia are issuing separate recalls for damaged trunk latches that together affect more than 601,000 vehicles from the 2016-20 model years.
By Patrick Masterson
August 13, 2021
Hyundai says its overhauled 2018 Accent, on sale this fall, is essentially the
same as the redesign it recently introduced in Canada.
By Kelsey Mays
November 19, 2018
These seven vehicles all missed our Car Seat Check Honor Roll by a few
letter grades. The good news? There's plenty of room to improve.
By Jennifer Newman
September 25, 2018
Ready to buy a new car for Christmas but not sure of where to start this
weekend? Check out our link guide here.
By Patrick Masterson
September 4, 2018
The redesigned 2018 Kia Rio and Hyundai Accent subcompacts boost their
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crashworthiness ratings over the
last generation.
By Fred Meier
July 6, 2018
Affordable subcompact cars are seldom a class consumers want to shop, but if budget or size constraints land you there, the redesigned Hyundai Accent is a prudent, if unexciting, choice.

By Kelsey Mays
Assistant Managing Editor-News
For 2018, Hyundai updated its smallest car, the Accent, with more standard
features. But for our Car Seat Check, its size posed a challenge.
By Jennifer Geiger
February 21, 2018